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Envelopes


Not all evelopes will be available through all printing houses.

 

















Business & Correspondence

Widely used for business and personal correspondence. Commercial and Side Seam flap styles are ideal for machine insertion. Wallet flaps provide a large area ideal for imprinting. Square flaps are contemporary, but not recommended for machine insertion.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
6 1/4
3.5" x 6" 3.25" x 5.75"
6 3/4
3.625" x 6.5" 3.5" x 6.25"
8 5/8
3.625" x 8.625" 3.5" x 8.375"
7
3.75" x 6.75" 3.5" x 6.5"
Monarch (7 3/4)
3.875" x 7.5" 3.75" x 7.25"
9
3.875" x 8.875" 3.75" x 8.675"
9 (policy)
4" x 9" 3.75" x 8.5"
10
4.125" x 9.5" 4" x 9.25"
DL
4.313" x 8.625" 4.125" x 8.375"
11
4.5" x 10.375" 4.25" x 10.125"
12
4.75" x 11" 4.5" x 10.75"
14
5" x 11.5" 4.75" x 11.25"
16
6" x 12" 5.75" x 11.75"




Booklet

This style is ideal for annual reports, brochures, sales materials, and more. The open side makes it acceptable for automatic insertion.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
3
4.75" x 6.5" 4.5" x 6"
4 1/2
5.5" x 7.5" 5.25" x 7"
5
5.5" x 8.125" 5.25" x 7.625"
6
5.75" x 8.875" 5.5" x 8.375"
6 1/2
6" x 9" 5.75" x 9"
6 5/8
6" x 9.5" 5.75" x 9"
6 3/4
6.5" x 9.5" 6.25" x 9"
7 1/4
7" x 10" 6.75" x 9.5"
7 1/2
7.5" x 10.5" 7.25" x 10"
9
8.75" x 11.5" 8.5" x 11"
9 1/2
9" x 12" 8.75" x 11.5"
10
9.5" x 12.625" 9.25" x 12.125"
13
10" x 13" 9.75" x 12.5"
 



Catalog

Center seam makes this style more durable for mailing heavy-weight materials. These envelopes can not be processed through inserting equipment or run through a laser printer.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
1
6" x 9" 5.75" x 8.75"
1 3/4
6.5" x 9.5" 6.25" x 9.25"
3
7" x 10" 6.75" x 9.5"
6
7.5" x 10.5" 7.25" x 10"
8
8.25" x 11.25" 8" x 10.75"
9 3/4
8.75" x 11.25" 8.5" x 10.75"
10 1/2
9" x 12" 8.75" x 11.5"
12 1/2
9.5" x 12.5" 9.25" x 12"
13 1/2
10" x 13" 9.75" x 12.5"
14 1/2
11.5" x 14.5" 11.25" x 14"
15
10" x 15" 9.75" x 14.5"
15 1/2
12" x 15.5" 11.75" x 15"
 



Square

This unusual shape attracts attention to contents.
Square envelopes are nonstandard and require additional postage to mail.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
5"
5" x 5" 4.75" x 4.75"
5 1/2"
5.5" x 5.5" 5.25" x 5.25"
6"
6" x 6" 5.75" x 5.75"
6  1/2"
6.5" x 6.5" 6.25" x 6.25"
7"
7" x 7" 6.75" x 6.75"
7  1/2"
7.5" x 7.5" 7.25" x 7.25"
8"
8" x 8" 7.75" x 7.75"
8  1/2"
8.5" x 8.5" 8.25" x 8.25"
9"
9" x 9" 8.75" x 8.75"
9  1/2"
9.5" x 9.5" 9.25" x 9.25"
 

 


Baronial

Deep pointed flap traditionally used for formal announcements and invitations. Not recommended for machine insertion.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
Professional*
2.125" x 3.625" 2" x 3.5"
#16 (Mrs.)*
2.375" x 3.375" 2.25" x 3.125"
#17 (Mr. & Mrs.)*
2.6875" x 3.6875" 2.5625" x 3.5625"
Gladstone*
3.563" x 5.562" 3.375" x 5.375"
4-Bar
3.625" x 5.125" 3.475" x 4.875"
5 1/2-Bar
4.375" x 5.75" 4.25" x 5.5"
Walton Inside
6.5" x 6.5" 6.25" x 6.25"
6-Bar/Walton Outside
4.75" x 6.5" 4.625" x 6.25"
Lee
5.25" x 7.25" 5.125" x 7"
Linwood/Monona Inside
5.25"" x 7.5"" 5" x 7.25"
Monona Outside
5.5" x 7.75" 5.25" x 7.5"
* This size is too small to mail.
 

 


Announcement

Also called A-style, this contemporary design is ideal for photographs, greeting cards, small booklets, and promotional pieces. Do not confuse the A-4 size with metric A4 paper, which fits into a DL size Commercial envelope.

 

TYPE
SIZE ENCLOSURE
A-2
4.375" x 5.75" 4.25" x 5.5"
A-6
4.75" x 6.5" 4.625" x 6.25"
A-7
5.25" x 7.25" 5" x 7"
A-8
5.5" x 8.125" 5.25" x 7.75"
A-9
5.75" x 8.75" 5.5" x 8.5"
A-10
6" x 9.5" 5.75" x 9.25"
   

 


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